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| From: | Stefan Monnier |
| Subject: | Re: Install C source code for for debugging help |
| Date: | Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:48:57 -0400 |
| User-agent: | Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> What other GNU project installs sources, let alone by default?
> Why should Emacs be different?
Because Emacs provides buttons to jump straight to the source.
I think it is an important feature of Emacs that the source code is
always within easy reach. I feel it makes it "Freer": we don't just
allow the users to have access to the source, we even encourage them to
dig into it.
Stefan
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